Affiliate Marketing Strategies #22 – Build Adsense Sites and #23 – Increase Google Adsense Click-Thru-Rates (CTR)

 Build Adsense Sites and

Google Adsense is a great income model if you hate worrying about converting traffic into affiliate sales. The idea is simple.  You create content around a specific topic. Then you embed contextual advertising (like Google Adsense) into these articles.

You make money every time somebody clicks on an ad.  This can be as high as a few dollars per click. When you do the math, these clicks can add up to a substantial amount of income – If you’re getting thousands of page views each day.

One way to profit from Google Adsense is to build a series of small, niche- specific websites. Each laser-targets a topic and ranks for specific keyword phrases. People will click on ads because they will be directly related to what they want.

Now, I know there are literally thousands of paid products for Adsense. But the most useful information I’ve found is a blog post by Lisa Irby: How to Make Money with Adsense.

Lisa gives specific examples, case studies and videos about making money with Adsense. In addition, she provides a completely free (ie: no opt-in) ebook on this subject.

I’d start with her site if you’re interested in Google Adsense.

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Increase Google Adsense Click-Thru-Rates (CTR)

One more thing about Google Adsense…

You’d be surprised at how often a few simple tweaks can double, even triple your earnings.

For instance, back in 2005 I made a full-time income from Google Adsense.  I’ve since moved on to revenue streams; but I still remember the importance of ad position in relation to web content. At one point; I averaged a 25% click thru ad; which produced a nice income; despite my low number of ‘page views.’

Now, Google Adsense has changed a lot of their rules in the last few years. So what I “know” about this income model has probably changed. The important take-away is to track ad positions and tweak ad styles till you get (at least) a 15% click-thru rate.

The best way to take action on this is to use a content management system (CMS) like WordPress to host your Google Adsense site.

WordPress offers a variety of plugins that automatically insert ads. Use one of these tools to instantly test and tweak different ad styles.

To join affiliate marketing training goes here, it is absolutely free.